MySql - Way to update portion of a string?

Question

I\'m looking for a way to update just a portion of a string via MySQL query.

For example, if I have 10 records all containing \'string\' as part of the field value

Answer 1

Use the LIKE operator to find the rows that you care about and update them using the REPLACE function.

For example:

UPDATE table_name SET field_name = REPLACE(field_name,'search','replace') WHERE field_name LIKE '%some_value%'